Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-10

Columbus.
GEORGIA.
There were thirty vessels in port at
Brunswick Friday.
There are eleven men in Appling coun-
who pay professional tax.
The Presbytarians OF Griffin Will begin
he erection OF a church at once.
W. NJ. Orr, who has been engaged in
BUSINESS at Oconee, has removed to Dub
In.
Waco's school will be taught in the
Methodist Church until the school house
built.
Hon. b. S. Irwin declines TO be candi-
late for reelection as Mayor Of W ash
ngton.
There were about 500 voters registered
Lowndes. About 500 Of that number
lid not vote.
Brunswick pays its lawyers 500 year
% draft ordinances, and pays the printer
Ihly sos for printing them.
A large snOw-wLite hawk has been
titled in Campbell county, and will be
tuffed and sent to the Smithsonian InstI-
ute at Washington.
Gentlemen arriving at Gainesville from
he north side OF the Chattahoocoee re-
port that the river was frozen soiId across
asst Tuesday morning
Three OF the most important events in
he annals OF lite occurred i'll enc family
IN Lincoln county one day not lOug since:
birth, a marriage and "a death.
A cOlored man at BsXley has just been
edged in jail charged with killing an
other man OF the same hue and kind, at
Crummey's still in that county.
! BaXleY Banner: A Judge OF the Supe-
rior Court remarked In our hearing some
time ago that he was in favor of dueling
and opposed to capital punishment.
A negro named Butler Whitney acci-
1entally knocked out one Of his eyes while
cutting wood a. " ashingtOn on Wednes-
day, piece Of the wood flying up and
Itriking him in the eye.
A trade between Capt. X. r. Foster. o.!
ChattoOga county, ana the Gadsden
Mineral Company for a large amount 81
valuable mineral land near Gainesville,
Ala, was closed Friday.
r. NJ. Cheshire. a reporter of A tlanta,
has, through the influence OF c Congress
men Hammond and Gambler, b cen ap-
pointed to good position in one Of the
departments at Washington.
A young man of Brunswick went duck
uniting last Sunday, and whilst at least
mile away from the city fired at a duck
nth breach loading rifle. The ball
anne to the city and went through the
street.
list missing a child's head.
Brunswick new City Council has in
ceased expens s 30 far s., 500 for this
ear over last in the matter OF salaries.
I1ey have secured two additional police
Men, an engineer for fire engine, besides
1creaslng the city physlcian's salary
90, and allowing $500 for medicines.
Some time ago the grand jury of Appling
unity preferred charges against Mr..
,rnes, of the East Tennessee, Virginia
I'd Georgia railroad, for running trains
e0 the Sabbath day. AT this term OF the
unity Court the case was called and Mr..
rnes, through his attorney, Mr.. Pad
{, plead guilty and was fined accord
80 sly.
One of the lnman sisters sprained her
lkle while dancing during the Rentz.
tntley performance at the opera house
Columbus Friday night, and the pain
so acute that she exclaimed: t'My
81 lie is broken" She was taken behind
M 90 Rcenes and an examination showed
~ 7t1&f ankle had only been sprained
800 Apfered great pain, however, and
49, sable to appear upon the stage
I. ~ be junction on the Rome railroad
FRIDAY, the engine OF the incoming even
}uK mAil train knocked a negro Oft the
3 ~ ~ The engineer saw him before he
W49 ouuck, and blew the whistle. The
1 M04 x0f of the track one time but cot on
When the negro was Knocked of
~ Hck the train was stopped. The
4 owed to be Tom Mcconnell, who
WQ<4Ion Smiley Johnson's place up the
Both bones OF the left leg
& tproken in two places, one al the
8 XW and the other about midway be-
3 ne ankle and knee. He was taken
z I&Ity and his injuries attended to by
NJ. Holmes. Mcconnell, it is said,
and could not hear the whistle.
gopher Curtis died in Atlanta
H. Z<4fs ago and his vile, as admins
EI<1 sold all his effects. Among the
~ sold was curiously bound vol.
u An Old edition OF the Bible known
@lkx Brooches edition. This was
no@ I'D down for 81, the purchaser being
1r4 ferkins, who had no idea ofthe value
NJ he book. He placed it among his
Z her books and forgot all about it. Fri
he was called upon by 4. W. Curtis,
- Providence, II. l., who stated that the
COX In question was his property, but he
nd lent it to his brother shortly before
no died, that he valued it very highly as
ST old family heirloom and was exceed
'ngly anxious to recover it. Mr.. Perkins
generously returned the Bible TO its owner,
y hV gave him back the dollar he paid for
- de offered TO pay Mr.. Perkins $25,
but This he declined to take.
Canton Advance: We have received a
Aandsome little book with the compli-
Aoco's OF Col. j. Ii. Estill, OF Savannah.
81 dug in tull the history, description OF
tne building, machinery and business OF
Inc SAvANNAH MORNING NEWS. 1t is
ute an interesting work, showing in de-
IA. md mnutely how the NEWS has
tHaOly grown in favor and influence
AnJl t is now one OF the best dailies, and
Faf tns best equipped newspaper, book,
100 md llthograph office in the South,
are proud OF the NEWS as a clean.
'1re- representative Southern journal.
400 ne success it has attained and 40
Cey nented. May it continue to grow.
jni. till is one of the best newspaper
rsral 3rs 10 be found, and it Is to his
sogne business Judgment and editorial
disc; on that the NEWS owes much OF
SITS perity. We return thanks to Col.
Asli the little book and trust thai he
'r1 tlo NEWS may live many Years and
seNe eat prosperity.
1' miles east OF Gainesville on tba
sA Springs road may be seen two
ll- nney places in cluster of pines.
be- af 1e grown up since the disappear.
41c be houses that once stood there.
70 well authenticated fact that this
w1H first settlement made by "pale
gar' wnat Is now Hall county about